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Arctic Adventure by Sea and Land from the Earliest Date to the Last Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin (First American Edition)
by Epes Sargent, Editor
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated. Rebacked. Original black gilt cloth boards. Publisher's ads on end papers. Previous owner's name written inside front cover. Frontispiece portrait. Illustrated. Folding map. No writing in the book. Spine heavily worn with cloth missing. Corners and board edges worn. x, 480pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027068
- Title
- Arctic Adventure by Sea and Land from the Earliest Date to the Last Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin (First American Edition)
- Author
- Epes Sargent, Editor
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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